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Support the thesis w/ a topic sentence:
Social media helps students become strong writers.
Some applications only allows 140 characters.
Social media encourages honest, precise writing.
Students are less likely to express themselves.
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Examples of transition words are...
Never, Always, Sometimes
Never say never and The fact that
To illustrate, For instance, Not to mention
Additionally, Another, In the final analysis, Furthermore.
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What do you do if the prompt is explanatory?
Evaluate or give the value of
Explain or inform
Justify or say why something is right
Argue or persuade
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What are the correct parts of an effective introduction? (Select the correct order)
Thesis, Hook, Transition Sentence
Cite and explain, cite and explaiin
Hook, Transition Sentence, and Thesis
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Summarize
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After reading and gathering textual evidence, you should
Create a thesis with 3 reasons
Organize ideas and evidence into a web graphic organizer.
Start typing
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Informative essays incorporate
Facts, statistics, and primary and secondary sources.
Explanations, definitions, and data
Opinions
Beliefs and thoughts
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Logical organization means...
The essay needs to be rewritten.
The essay has a sensible structure from beginning to end.
The essay does not make sense.
The essay has a logical organization
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What words should you avoid in academic writing?
In my opinion and I think
I, me, my, mine, personally
Good, bad, nice, things, and stuff (dead words)
You, yours, you're
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A thesis is also known as
A claim
A main idea
A controlling idea
A focus statement
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Match the correct elaboration to:
The percentage of salt in seawater varies on the location.
Cooks use many different kinds of salt to season dishes.
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt quicker.
Seawater can contain anywhere from 1% to 5% salt.
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When is the FSA Writing Assessment?
Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018
Monday, March 5th, 2018
Friday, March 9th, 2018
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Should you clump all of your evidence and elaboration together?
Yes, explaining everything helps us see the whole picture.
No, each elaboration must be SPECIFIC to its evidence.
No, each piece of evidence must be explained separately.
Yes, It will make more sense.
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Name the four types of quotations.
Run, Block, and Summary
Run-in, Peppering, Block, Paraphrasing
Alpha, Beta, Delta, Epsilon
Salt, Black Pepper, Cayenne, Curry
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Elaboration is defined as
Analyzing and examining the cited evidence
Repeating the evidence in different words.
Telling more about the cited evidence
Explaining or stretching an idea or concept
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The Olympics only encourages competition, not friendship.
Strong topic sentence
Weak topic sentence
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If you do not know the author's name, what do you cite?
The page number (4).
The website (www.huffpost.com).
The entire title of the text (Lord of the Flies).
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Which elaboration matches this thesis?
People often use salt to preserve foods.
Salt helps to preserve fish because it keeps it fresh longer
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt more.
Two common types of salt include sea salt and kosher salt.
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The rule of the Roman Empire ended over 1,500 years ago.
Weak topic sentence
Strong topic sentence
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How many paragraphs are acceptable for the FSA Writing Assessment?
3 - 4 paragraphs
4 -6 paragraphs
4 paragrapghs
1 to 2 paragraphs
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What is the correct order for building an effective body paragraph?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (3 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (1 time)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summarize (2 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (4 times)
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
Teacher who give group projects encourage team work.
Weak
Strong
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The elaboration of your evidence MUST be connected to
topic and the thesis
the evidence
The hook
the introduction
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The next paragraph is about how young and old use technology.
Strong topic sentence
Weak topic sentence
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Reliable
and
valid
evidence is
Accurate
Trustworthy
Proven
Based on opinions
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Strong vs. weak topic sentence:
Next, I will tell you about smart phone games.
Strong topic sentence
Weak topic sentence
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What is the correct order for an informative essay?
Conclusion, 3 Body paragraphs, and Introduction
Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion.
3 Body paragraphs, Introduction, and conclusion
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Relevant evidence and specific elaboration should
skim over the non-essential parts of the topic.
discuss the same aspect/part of the topic.
support and analyze the main points in the thesis.
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Examples of an
effective hook
or attention-grabber is
Dialogue:"Jay, I want to take you on a date" Sara blurted.
Question: Do you watch movies? Well, I have.
Description: The large screen glowed in the dark theater.
Thought: As I sat and watched the meteor shower, I wondered
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Types of elaboration techniques for informative writing would include
Examples and concrete details from experts
Lots of personal stories
Definitions, statistics, and facts
Opinions
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What is the correct order of the writing process?
Proof read, revise, and edit
Read, annotate, organize, plan, draft, revise.
Revise, draft, plan, organize, annotate, read.
Organize, plan, read, revise
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All essays for the FSA must be written in what style of writing?
Casual: laid back and chill
Semi-formal: 1/2 serious and 1/2 casual
Subjective: focus on yourself "I, I, I"
Formal: Serious and objective
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A run-in quote
Starts or ends with your own words and flows into the quote.
Only starts with your own words and ends with the quote.
Only ends with your own words and starts with a quote.
is just the lonely quote.
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Support the thesis w/ a topic sentence:
High schools should require students to play one sport
Sports keep young bones healthy.
Students feel more energized to learn.
Dance should be considered a sport.
Sports improve the students' emotional health.
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After writing, what should you do with the extra time?
Submit
Sleep
Review, review, reread, rewrite, and edit.
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How should you begin each body paragraph?
Transition and reason: Moreover because...
Citation of evidence: According to...
Summary sentence: All in all,...
Transition, restatement of thesis, and a reason: Initially,.
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What does a quality conclusion include?
Summary
Transition, thesis restatement, and summary of evidence/ pts
Transition and thesis restatement.
New evidence
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Examples of
precise
and
mature language
would be
Said, Walk
Good, bad, nice, things
Awesome, Disastrous, Stupendous, As a matter of fact, Items.
Coaxing, Ridiculing, Discussing
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How do you cite the author?
As stated "How to Budget" the author states "....." (New 4).
Based on txt 2, Jamie Oliver say "..."
According to Jamie in the thing he wrote...
